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Grand Junction, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Grand Junction is a Census city of 68,142 people across 40.76 square miles of land, in Mesa County. Median household income is $70,080, 63.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 176 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $135.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Junction
What Grand Junction is
- Census place typecity
- Land area40.76 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,672
- County holding the largest share of its areaMesa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grand Junction
- Population68,142
- Median age40.4
- Population under 1811,766
- Share under 1817.3 percent
- Population 65 and over14,336
- Share 65 and over21.0 percent
- Households29,935
- Family households16,195
- Share of households that are families54.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand Junction
- Median household income$70,080
- Per capita income$41,208
- Civilian labor force35,681
- Employed33,957
- Unemployed1,724
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over48,258
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand Junction
- Housing units31,367
- Occupied units29,935
- Vacant units1,432 plus or minus 385
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied19,023
- Renter occupied10,912
- Ownership rate63.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$389,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,142
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent
- Single family units22,076
- Share single family70.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,703
- Share in buildings of two or more24.6 percent
- Mobile homes1,555 plus or minus 374
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand Junction gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute29,386
- Commuting under 15 minutes15,630
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,498
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.5 percent
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Grand Junction (7(a))
- Approvals176
- Gross approval$135,625,600
- Average approval$770,600
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,228,000
- Largest approval$4,750,000
- Jobs supported2,968
- Jobs per approval16.9
- Loans with a final outcome38
- Paid in full37
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans2.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.7 percent
- Share to franchises10.8 percent
- Distinct lenders44
- Distinct industries by NAICS98
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Junction, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Grand Junction (504)
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$37,760,000
- Average approval$629,333
- Median approval$364,000
- Largest approval$3,790,000
- Jobs supported456
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Junction, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Grand Junction
- NFIP communityCity of Grand Junction
- NFIP community number080117
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/12
The City of Grand Junction participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080117 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mesa County, not Grand Junction
Mesa County context, not Grand Junction figures
- Establishments in Mesa County4,827
- Covered employment, Mesa County66,864
- Average annual pay, Mesa County$57,309
- Housing units permitted, Mesa County1,014
Every figure in this section is published for Mesa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Junction.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Junction questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Junction, Colorado?
68,142, in 29,935 households. Grand Junction city covers 40.76 square miles of land, which is 1,672 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Junction in?
Mesa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grand Junction?
$70,080. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $389,800. Median gross rent is $1,142 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grand Junction businesses?
176 7(a) approvals totaling $135.6 m since FY2020, across 44 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 60 504 approvals worth $37.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Junction, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grand Junction borrowers get paid back?
Of the 38 loans that have reached a final outcome, 37 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 2.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Grand Junction in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand Junction appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Junction, city of, community 080117, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Junction figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mesa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Junction.
Is zoning published for Grand Junction?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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